Christianity pt. 2

In class today, we continued to take notes from the powerpoint...
Here are my notes:

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth"
- both Jews and Christians were monotheistic
- they refused to worship Roman Gods
- early in the Pax Romana, it was easy to travel and to spread ideas (Paul wasn't the only one who did so)
- Poor, desperate Romans were a receptive audience
The "problem" with monotheism:
- But, Jews and christians were sometimes persecuted by roman authorities since monotheism contradicted Roman rule
- they could be exiled, imprisoned, executed, crucified, burned, or killed by wild animals
- this would happen as things began to go wrong for the Roman Empire, and scapegoats were "needed"
- scapegoat: Aaron confessed israelites' sins over a goat then sent the goat to carry the sins away symbolically
The appeal of Christianity:'
- embraced all people
- men and women
- enslaved people
- the poor (and nobles)
- gave hope to the powerless
- appealed to those who were disgusted by imperial Rome's decadence
- offered a personal relationship with loving God
- promised eternal life after death

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